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What is a video game console? “A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a television, monitor, etc.) to display a video game”(2)

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Nintendo WiiFeaturesMii Channel: Allows you to create and customize your very own avatar and make it look like yourself.(4)(5)

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Nintendo WiiFeaturesCheck Mii Out! Channel: allows players to share their Mii’s to everyone around the world to view, and enter them in to contests such as the beauty contest, celebrity look-alike contest, and so on.(6)

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Nintendo WiiFeaturesWii Shop Channel: This is where you can buy games, free demos and new channels for your Wii (i.e internet channel which allows you to browse on the internet). Photo Channel: Store and modify picturesWiiConnect24:Wii stays connected on the internet while in standby mode, and it can still receive messages from friends or anyone.DS connectivity: Nintendo DS connected wirelessly on the Wii and it can be used as a microphoneForecast Channel: check the news and weather around the world(7)

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Xbox 360Brief Informationproduced by Microsoftreleased November 22, 20052 models: XBOX360 Arcade priced at $199 (no hard drive, only a 512MB memory) and an XBOX360 Elite priced at $299 (120GB HDD and comes with HDMI cables)supports DVD, DIVX, Netflix and HD-DVDsupports up to 4 playersSold more than 31 million consoles worldwide as of August 27,2009(8)(9)

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Xbox 360FeaturesAvatar: Create and customize your avatars. They are more detailed than the Mii’s and they can be used as your profile picture.(10)

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Xbox 360FeaturesXbox Live Marketplace: This is the place where you can download and purchase games, free demos and trailers, movies, profile pictures, and clothes for your avatar. Voice Chat and Video Chat: connect with friends and/or meet new friendsSocial Networking: Access Facebook and Twitter using the Xbox 360Music and video streaming: plays over 3.5 million songs and Zune videos(12)(11)

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Sony’s Playstation 3Brief InformationProduced by Sony CorporationReleased November 17, 2006Built-in Wi-fiSupports up to 7 playersUses motion sensing controller but is not as accurate as the Wii remoteThe cheapest blu-ray player on the marketSold more than 30 million consoles as of November 1st, 2009(14)(15)

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PLAYSTATION 3PS3 System FeaturesDigital Living Network Alliance(DLNA): access your photos, music, and personal videos on your computer from a PS3.Folding@HOME: Goal is to better understand the development of many diseases(over 1 million PS3 users have participated since 2008). Gamers would be able to contribute to the project by leaving their PlayStation 3 consoles running the client while not playing games.

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Playstation 3FeaturesPlaystation Home- A virtual world that offers virtual spaces to meet, chat, plan, and launch into games. (20)(21)(22)

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Conclusion In conclusion, Nintendo Wii appeals more to casual gamers because of its innovative gameplay. Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 appeals more to hardcore gamers because of the competitive games they offer and because of their high definition graphics. Nintendo Wii revolutionized how people play games which has made a big impact on the games industry. Sony and Microsoft will release a more up to date motion sensing controllers to keep up with Nintendo sometime in 2010. Motion sensing will be the future of gaming.